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G & C you meant. Radar of F-104 was too small to fully exploit AiM-7. C is capable of air refueling, and it's most advanced version used by USAF. G- obvious reason

Pilot reports tell about heavy weight, and wrong center of gravity (while G rises helmet front lowers down on the eyes, and limits the visibility forward-up in fight). These solutions were warm accepted on AH-1 Cobra, but F-4 needs something lighter, and better balanced. regards

to be honest I can imagine some "Inertia effect" while "G" forces rise. Probably I would be hard to simulate, and all the work would lead players to conclusion, that it's not useful in dogfight. Like it was in original. Interesting fact is, that Heatblur introduced a possibility of having different helmets, so the subject is not dead. Regards

Please don't remove it! at least not from L-39C . Air tightness test of Oxygen mask is a standard point of our startup procedure. First flight a day we always test it. ... you may however be so kind considering to add such failure to your marvelous "Random Failures" My best regards

Nope. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB443/docs/area51_51.PDF only above Ma=0,85 or 450KIAS

It's kinda ... sick, but except amusement there was a silent, gentle, thought: "Some guy is flying MY plane... MY PLANE! SOME GUY IS TOUCHING MY PLANE!!! I want blood!!!" nice flying, great plane

Every single one. What a question....

Little F-5E is brilliant. I just want it to be not worse than today

Thank you for quick and nice reply! Was the system then replaced by something more modern, if I may ask? AFAIK 77/96 systems were in use still in 1973, until the end of Vietnam war. I know that even on A-4E/F system was implemented only on some dedicated planes, as "additional accessory". Various versions of these systems were in use until 2005. Are you planning to implement GDB on some of future F-4? Thank you for reply. And for giving us F-4. You're doing great work!

Hallo I want to ask about a system very popular in late '60 and '70. Ground Directed Bombing was very popular method of bombardment in imc weather conditions. The system used AN/MSQ-77 ground radar, Reeves AN/TSQ-96 Bomb Directing Central with ballistic computer Univac 1219B, and AFAIK were used on F-105, A-4E/F, F-4B/C ... Here are some articles about it on Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeves_AN/MSQ-77_Bomb_Directing_Central https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeves_AN/TSQ-96_Bomb_Directing_Central and here more about it in some wider context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-directed_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_AN/TPQ-10_Radar_Course_Directing_Central https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeves_AN/TPQ-2_Close_Air_Support_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/MPQ-2 Will our F-4E have implemented such system? I can imagine how much fun It would be to simulate such missions. IFR fligt, MiGs, SA-2, and dark cloudy night in my F-4 ...

Here you go Sir:-) here: and here: And finally here: MiG-21 is exception in DCS. In many terms. RSBN - Low fidelity Aiming sight - Low fidelity (explanation you can find in last post) Flight model - Very low fidelity ARU- it's a misunderstanding SAU - same as above Radar - joke. Best regards.

You mean that? Topic is closed. Nothing convincing there either. Advert of F-20 and than 5 sides without single relevant source.

Even 100 voices makes no difference. Most times on these forum 1 person has something to say, and presents some facts. Other 99 usually, like you for example - has nothing to say, but likes to argue anyway. If you present document and facts ED will be glad to improve F-5E. Otherwise is just pointless. It's not War thunder -where planes are adjusted to players whining. Take it easy, and maybe focus on gathering some actual data? Only such way you can change anything. My best regards PS. relevant data, means one need to present something more than internet research.

I fly 99% time in tracking mode. If I become 2x beep I just check what is it, and go back to tracking mode. Works every time. No need to change it

Yes. There's a lot. Easy to find even by Google search. That's why CW planes are so brilliant. There still plenty of them, there are pilots flying them, and veterans remembering them, and they're no more top secret.

To be honest I find current RWR as a masterpiece. On one screen there's information about radars searching. It's always a mess. I look at it only when I hear 2x beep - sign of new radar source. And I have to filter it out anyway, since most of the sources are irrelevant. The second screen shows in clear picture only tracking radars - a real danger. Works brilliant. I never saw anything what gives such clear picture and grat situational awareness. Far better than for example RWR on F-15C where chaos on display forces pilot to pay a lot more attention, and takes a lot more time to get proper SA. I never saw clearer information about threat then the one given in F-5E-3. I hope it won't be changed. It would be a truly disaster if it appears, that it shall work different.

Finally no cheaters! I love original RWR

https://www.f4phantom.com/docs/F4Manual-1979-T-O-1F-4E-1-Flight-Manual-USAF-Series-F-4E-Aircraft.pdf

Every friday is a Phantom friday

I just started to fly F-5E-3. It's genius! It feels like I don't have to touch a stick, but just to think where I want to fly. It's little brilliant plane. Pure genius. What A shame that MiG-21 isn't made that good. It's definitely one of planes, which makes me to spend my time inside it even if I'm not actually flying. From smooth constant speed turns to tightening corners plane makes everything with great ease. And it's more powerful than one can expect after reading performance charts! I love your job ED/Belsimtek thank you!

It's not an argument: I made some time ago a pool: ~30% guys have some sort of Dirt -Fetish ~32% tolerates dirt on windshield, but would like to remove it ~37% hates it null

can't wait to see it IN DCS!

Hyperlobby.... Beautiful times. VOW(1,2,?), (VEF1,2), Bellum Wars... You must be some 40+ Welcome back.